Curriculum for teaching video production at a high school. Film studies syllabus chs english language arts department. The knowledge he took away from this class is invaluable. This gives the parent and student greater flexibility in crafting the appropriate collect of syllabi for the student for each grade level. It also includes a glossary of film and literary terms. Jun 26, 2017 this is the complete film studies course i teach to high school students. Students will learn to recognize the preconditions necessary for the invention of cinema, understand the influence of patents worldwide on the development of motion pictures, identify major studios, directors and stars and discuss their influences on the industry and. The television elective course includes video control, special effects, operation of cameras and editing machines, composition, lighting, staging, and. Topics in this homeschool filmmaking curriculum will include story structure, screenwriting, casting, and the many elements of film production, including pre and postproduction editing. It built a great foundation as he continues to pursue a career in filmmaking. Through jim sills three tv and video classes, high school students learn a variety of video production skills. Broadcast and video production i introduces students to broadcasting and video production through a theory based, handson approach. Unique components in high school drama and theatre arts. The course focuses on producing in the three areas where the line producer plays the biggest roles.
Flash forward to a few years ago, and i had the opportunity to pitch a new elective course at the high school level. Film studies is a yearlong elective which meets the ag fine arts requirement for uc approval. James gleason, who teaches film at cleveland high school in reseda, calif. This is a comprehensive onesemester collegelevel physical education class, appropriate for older high school students. The student will use appropriate props, symbols, maps, and pictures to present the weather. The new university in exile consortium is an initiative created by the new school to confront todays surging threats to scholars around the world. Use the film and curriculum as part of a health, language arts or social studies curriculum or any class in which diversity or bullying is a topic or a concern. How to get involved in film production in high school. All that hes been given to work with thus far is a list of the films that have been shown in the past, by the teacher who initially developed the course, and the directive that. Search hundreds of movies organized by subject that twm recommends as the best of the best in meeting curriculum standards while. It can also be used during middle or junior high school. The process graphic, on the course at a glance page, provides a visual depiction of the cyclical processbased nature of the drama and theatre arts standards. List includes a onesentence synopsis and a link to the trailer. Students who are interested in a career in entertainment production have.
The story of movies curriculum is available free to teachers for use in middle school classrooms. Our homeschool filmmaking curriculum includes detailed video instruction along with assignments at the end of each video. Most of the work produced in this class is intended for use as functional objects as well as works of art, and a variety of artistic media are used to develop artistic concepts. All film, chemicals, and darkroom equipment are provided. Video production is an introduction class designed to provide students with artistic, creative and historical background in the fields of video, broadcasting, and film production. Drama and theatre sample curriculum unique attributes from enetcolorado on vimeo. The teachers in your current classes will guide you through the process of selecting next years classes. They learn how to use equipment, write and edit scripts, and collaborate to produce videos. While theres certainly value in the students enjoying the movies, theres also value in teaching from a perspective that the students wouldnt otherwise explore. I dont know that it was the first film about surveillance culture. Topics include the fundamental technical aspects of the digital video camera, camera shots and composition, media literacy, aesthetic elements and techniques, nonlinear editing, sony vegas, public service announcements, television advertising, short films, wcat.
Youre almost guaranteed to learn something new in each podcast, and benedicts enthusiasm for films is the quality you only find in. The film connection film and cinematography school offers a structured curriculum for filmmakers studying producing, directing, screenwriting, and film editing. It is not an exhaustive list containing every possible high school class, but it provides a fairly thorough overview of the topics available for study in high school. In high school, however, while we do have a standard recommended progression of courses we sell separate syllabus for each subject. This course is an introduction to the basic principles, procedures, and techniques of television production. In addition, this course provides instruction and training in preproduction, production and post production phases of project development. She reports on science and the environment for kqedfm, in san francisco. An old friend of mine who teaches at a public high school in minnesota just got word that hes inherited a 12week elective course on film, and hes reached out to me, asking if i might help him design the curriculum. In the introduction to video production class, students work on crosscurricular projects. In term four the requirements and expectations from students are very high. The site features lesson plans for covering recent u. Watching films is the single most important aspect of film studies. Lesson plans video production curriculum grades k12. The film foundation has created this amazing vehicle.
The film school for teens class ignited my sons passion for film. Your films will be screened for the rest of the school and prizes will be. An old friend of mine who teaches at a public high school in minnesota just got word that hes inherited a 12week elective course on film, and. Each class presents a twopart lecture, and each focuses on the specialization choices selected by vfs students in term 3. Emphasis will be placed on exposing the class to a wide variety of styles and genres as well as formulating and justifying criticisms of the works.
Click to read communication from bellerose to out parents. In addition to the films we watch at school, you will be politely required to watch at least one film a week on your own honors students will be politely asked to watch at least two. The impact of this program on our students has been immeasurable over the last three years. In the tv broadcasting class, students produce a news show that is watched across the school.
If your high school offers film production courses, this is an obvious place to start. Although students are initially resistant to older films, particularly ones filmed in black and white or in a foreign language with subtitles, gleason is encouraged to see that good. I continue my work in arts education and arts advocacy, as a nonprofit arts consultant and president for arts for colorado. All styles of music are covered classical, folk, music theater, jazz, popular, etc. However, some films in the course will be prefaced by a permission slip in order to honor the wishes of parents or guardians and what their children may view in class there will be alternative choices offered for any of these films.
The television elective course includes video control, special effects, operation of cameras and editing machines, composition, lighting, staging, and directing, oncamera announcing and interviewing. The learning networks film in the classroom page from the new york times features tips, activities, and times content for. Film studies is the study of the production, aesthetics and history of. Curriculum for teaching video production at a high sch ool level although he has shot some video and done some basic editing in imovie, he has no real technical training in video so he has to get smart in a short time before next september. Storytelling is the most common way that we communicate to one another. Advent film groups cofounder, george escobar, is presenting a 30part narrated series of short lessons for young filmmakers. Other topics will cover sales, marketing, distribution, evaluating film equipment, and career planning. Digital photography and picture editing will also be. Our high school syllabi often contain many additional support resources.
The sample music curriculum for virginia public schools presents the essential content that should be included in school music education for various course offerings within. Teaching film in a high school classroom 02292012 12. Students in grades 912 participate in lessons and activities organized around thirteen defining migrations that have formed and transformed african america and the nation. Investigations of composers and performers integral to the styles are included in the class. Students enter into the world of finance, negotiations, mediating, creative problem solving and the rush of producing something fantastic. How to earn homeschool transcript credit in filmmaking. Videotape each presentation or ask your school s tv studio director if your students could be responsible for presenting daily weather reports on the morning announcements. The late and great film director stanley kubrick spartacus, 2001, dr. Our guides and lesson plans show teachers how to stress these messages and make them meaningful for young audiences. There are classes on photo theory, directing syntax, producing, production.
Film studies san juan hills high school school loop. Film appreciation will introduce students to the film industry and history of cinema through the study of classic and contemporary films. To help you integrate black history month into your classroom, we offer a selection of lesson plans that cover a variety subjects and that can be adapted to fit grades 912. Strangelove, clockwork orange, the shining, eyes wide shut, and more described film directing as, trying to write war and peace in a bumper car at an amusement parkthe film director is in charge of the creative aspects of a film, ensuring their vision of the story gets to the screen in the face of constant chaos. The specialization directing, producing, cinematography, production design, postproduction is described and defined, including a short history and a variety of film clips that explore the depth and breadth of each. My brother is in a high school film class now and his teacher stopped showing black and white movies because most of the class didnt like citizen kane. News writing is a video instruction series in the basics of. Designing the curriculum for an awesome high school film class. We will watch as many films in class as possible in order to devote enough time for discussion. Stories told with film have a tremendous influence on our attitudes and perceptions of the world around us. I am a retired film and theatre educator, with 32 years experience in the classroom.
Curriculum overview samples drama and theatre arts cde. Handson, engaging, and driven by meaningful student interaction with course content this is the type of elective course that i wish id had back in high school. Directed by the controversial filmmaker elia kazan. You might also take related courses, such as film appreciation or film theory. By the end of the course students are able to confidently. Public seminar an online platform reflecting the tradition of critical scholarship and public engagement of the new school s general seminar. The story of movies is an interdisciplinary film literacy program for middle and high school students created and distributed by the film foundation.
Film canon project a list of titles appropriate for the classroom, organized by grade level, by type, and by release date. Registering for your 10th to 12th grade classes takes place at school in the third quarter of the school year. This indepth study is designed for college classes but it can be used by advanced, selfmotivated high school students. Around our area, there is a requirement for high school graduation called career pathways. Each student will prepare a 12 minute weather report to present to the class. The film can provide a focal point for a school wide antibullying curriculum or initiative. They also complete a film survey to identify and discuss their film viewing habits. Students explore this classic in depth, from the storyboard stage to the finished film, examining the cultural contexts of the storys setting and the era in which it. Amy standen is a former contributing editor to edutopia. Designing the curriculum for an awesome high school film.
This is a nonperformance class that explores music of various styles through listening experiences. High school africa and africanamerican studies curriculum. Young scholars are introduced to the routine of film studies class. In high school, there may not be many obvious or handson film production opportunities, so you may need to actively seek them out. An elective course that examines the history and culture of africa and the africanamerican experience in an interdisciplinary format, including an analysis of the unique historical, cultural, and social developments from the middle passage to the present day. A sort of film school in a minipodcast spanning the entire history of film. Sample one at link at random, or by searching for your favorite film. The names of high school classes are not mutually exclusive your school may offer precalculus instead of trigonometry, for example, or it. They view a short film from jiri trnka called the hand and write out a response. Television production high school course curriculum.